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Why does an electron stay in an atom instead of separating itself from it?
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∙ 14y ago
This is related to the attraction between opposing electric charges: the protons (positive) attract the electrons (negative).
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Why is an atom which accepts an electron called reduced instead of oxidized?
An atom that accepts an electron is called reduced because it gains electrons, which leads to a reduction in its oxidation state. In a reduction-oxidation (redox) reaction, the atom that accepts electrons is undergoing reduction, not oxidation.
Where is the location of electrons?
The electron can either be by itself outside of an atom, or can be in an atom in a series of energy 'shells' outside of the nucleus.
Can a proton accept a Hydrogen atom?
A protonis a hydrogen atom. In its normal state, Hydrogen has one proton and one electron. Because it has a high ability to accept electrons, pure hydrogen normally forms molecules by joining with itself. H2 . If the electron is removed from a hydrogen atom, it is more free to move. In this case it is actually a H+ ion. Since there is now only one particle left (the electron is gone) scientists often refer to it as a proton instead of a hydrogen atom.
Which one of these is the relative tendency of an atom in a molecule to attrect shared pair of electron to itself?
Electronegativity
Does cl gain or lose to become more stable?
to become stable, it will gain an electron from a metallic atom otherwise it will mutually share electron(s) with another non - metallic atom, or even with itself
What happens when an atom loses an electron to another atom?
The atom that gains electron becomes an anion. The atom that loses electron becomes a cation.
How Atoms can accept or lose electron's. If an atom loses an electron what will its resulting charge be?
Gain of an electron transform the atom in an anion.Loss of an electron transform the atom in a cation.
Is a numerical value that reflects how much an atom in a molecule attracts electron?
Linus Pauling defined electronegativity as "the ability of an atom in a molecule to attract electrons to itself."
What happpens when an atom has lost an electron contact with an atom that has gained an electron?
It forms a new atom.
Is an electron in a hydrogen atom the same as an electron in a uranium atom?
yes
What is the size of an atom versus an electron?
an atom is larger than an electron
Can electrons be found in the nucleus of an atom?
Though the electron itself is not present in the nucleus of an atom, the elementary particles that make up the electron are present inside the neutron. In other words, a neutron is made up of an electron and a proton. How do we know this? Because when a neutron decays, it slowly decays into a proton and an electron. It's a cycle.
